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  The 13 Hardest Parts Of Getting Your Instrument Rating

  Getting your instrument rating makes you a much safer pilot, and it takes a lot of work. Here are some of the hardest parts of training.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 02/19/2019
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  Quiz: Can You Answer These 6 Navaid Questions?

  Ready? Let's get started...

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  • Boldmethod
  • 02/18/2019
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  How To Immediately Improve Your Takeoffs and Landings

  Learn the techniques to perfect landings, and use them on your next flight!

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  • Boldmethod
  • 11/13/2017
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  Airline Crew Catches Aircraft Mix-Up Before Taking Off

  Here's a great example where a crew, with passengers already on board, caught a mix-up on the ground that would have caused major problems had they taken off.

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 02/16/2019

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  Check These 8 Things Before Flying Into A New FBO

  Flying somewhere new is exciting. But do you know enough about the FBO where you're planning to keep your airplane?

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  • Swayne Martin
  • 02/16/2019
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  Quiz: 7 Questions To See How Much You Know About Aircraft Engines

  If you can find the ignition switch, you can drive a car. But you need to know a little more about your plane...

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 02/15/2019
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  Why Are True Airspeed And Indicated Airspeed Different?

  True airspeed and indicated airspeed are rarely the same, but why?

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  • Boldmethod
  • 04/17/2018
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  How To Use VFR Flight Following

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  You have to request it, and the controller provides it if they have time.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 10/14/2017
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  Two Easy Rules-of-Thumb For Calculating a 3-Degree Glide Slope

  Have you ever found yourself chasing the glideslope on an ILS approach? How about the VASI or PAPI on a VFR final approach?

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  • Boldmethod
  • 02/14/2019

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  The Aerodynamics Of A Steep Turn

  Here's how to fly it...

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  • Boldmethod
  • 02/14/2019
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  Quiz: Are These IFR Scenarios Right Or Wrong?

  Right or wrong? You decide.

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 02/13/2019
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  Why Does Stall Speed Increase With Bank Angle?

  When you bank while maintaining altitude, your stall speed increases. It's something that you need to be aware of, especially when you're in the traffic pattern. So why does stall speed increase when you start rolling left or right?

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  • Colin Cutler
  • 02/12/2019
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  14 Ways To Ruin Your Perfect Landing

  It doesn't matter how well your flight went from takeoff to approach. Most pilots are judged by their passengers on what they remember most, the landing. If you want to make a perfect landing, avoid these 14 mistakes.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 02/12/2019
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  Quiz: 6 Questions To See How Much You Know About Jet Engines

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  Let's get this started...

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  • Corey Komarec
  • 02/11/2019
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  How To Get an IFR Clearance at a Non-Towered Airport

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  There are three different ways, and our latest video explains each of them.

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  • Boldmethod
  • 04/03/2018